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10 things that made my week # 50

Art, blog, design
  1. This interview with Amos Kennedy Jr, and how he transitioned from corporate analyst to “Someone who makes stuff”.
  2. This 6-year-old’s Selena themed birthday party!♥
  3. These Retro Taco Bell interior photographs by Phil Donohue are everything!
  4. These ‘Fallon’ ‘Falloff’ bowls by Hayden Martis are absolutely beautiful.
  5. If you can stomach a 13-minute video about coffee, ‘This is Coffee!’ is a great little nugget of coffee history from 1961!
  6. This orange aluminum ladder is a thing of beauty!
  7. This morning I attended a Creative Mornings(search for your local chapter here) event and listened to Cheryl Pope talk about her art!♥
  8. This installation by Federico Picci is just gorgeous!
  9. Yet another perfect coffee making device by Stagg.♥
  10. These Pixelated Wood Sculptures by Hsu Tung Han!

10 things that made my week #49

Art, blog, design
  1. The Weird and Wonderful Gas Stations of Iraq!
  2. This early version of “Seven Wonders“, recently released by Fleetwood Mac! ♥
  3. This Toast Sweater.
  4. An Artist in Philly fixed a crack in the sidewalk with RAINBOW SPRINKLES.
  5. Juan Giraldo Captures The Beautiful Mundane In A Chicago Warehouse.
  6. This Minecraft user created a scale replica of Chicago in the game!
  7. Emmanuelle Moureaux created an immersive forest of 60,000 Rainbow Numbers.
  8. Installation Artist Chris Wood created this beautiful glass artwork that refracts a rainbow of colors.
  9. The new series Abstract on Netflix is a must watch if you’re into Design!
  10. READ! This Raccoon Riding on a Garbage Truck Is the Only Thing in DC That Makes Sense.

10 things that made my week #48

Art, blog, design
  1. Take a look inside a famous masterpiece with Art Plunge!
  2. How To Begin Again by the thoughtful Adam J Kurtz!
  3. This list of 26 things you can control.
  4. The Met makes 375,000 images free and unrestricted!
  5. This single cup pour-over coffee maker, Tower!
  6. I like this Toilet Paper solution!
  7. This Infamous Amsterdam Prison Is Now A Creative Hub For Refugees!
  8. This Monumental Coral Installation by Marc Fornes
  9. This Instagram account.
  10. It’s Going To Be Okay.

10 things that made my week #47

Art, blog, design
  1. ‘Tempel‘ is a workbench for a new generation of designers and craftsmen.
  2. This ‘Alphacrete‘ lamp beautifully blends concrete and neon!
  3. The Tigermoth camper by TAXA Outdoors!
  4. Monet of the Mountain, this artist owns an interesting niche market.
  5. These expansive illustrated cityscapes by Rod Hunt!
  6. This is the most beautiful Cheese Set.
  7. I have absolutely no need for this hard boiled egg holder, but it’s perfect!
  8. This directory of people willing to match your donation to the ACLU. ♥ Also, make 5 calls to your local representative, it’s very effective and only takes 5 minutes.
  9. The Power of Rituals.
  10. If Rainbow Brite had an office, it would look like this!

10 things that made my week #46

Art, blog, design
  1. This cloudy installation in the Palazzo Farnese, in Rome.
  2. This quote by Goethe on why no one is completely original. Via Austin Kleon.
  3. The Life-Changing Bikes of Guatemala.
  4. Studio Yonoh’s Perpetuum Calendar would look perfect on my desk!
  5. The Askew Notebook by Debbie Millman.
  6. This colorful installation by papercraft artists Zim & Zou.
  7. Scientists are planning a March on Washington.
  8. I have absolutely no need for a Carafe, but this one is nice!
  9. This photography series of colorful and unusual building facades by Zoe Wetherall.
  10. This Rainbow-hued light labyrinth, by Brut Deluxe, is beautiful!

10 things that made my week #45

Art, blog, design
  1. Ikea’s new joinery is changing classic table design.
  2. This music video for Sia’s “Move Your Body“!
  3. This Andy Warhol Silkscreen of Dolly Parton, at the Blanton Museum in Austin.
  4. The Artist behind Obama’s Hope poster created a new series of Anti-Trump posters!(downloadable!)

  5. Dalai Lama: 5 things to keep in mind for the next four years.

  6. A history of the first African-American White House—and of what came next.
  7. This installation of boats and tangled threads by Chiharu Shiota.
  8. This 79-year-old Grandma’s sick burn on Trump.
  9. To Do Today.
  10. This Hedgehog walking nonchalantly away from an explosion is wildly appropriate today.

10 things that made my week #44

Art, blog, design
  1. Daniel Moyer’s workshop tables are perfect!
  2. The Purpose of Friendship.
  3. Be Optimistic. Always.
  4. This ‘Make 100‘ Kickstarter campaign!
  5. If you’re looking for a toothbrush holder…
  6. Oh My! Yolanda Baker, the Disco Ball Maker!
  7. I’m such a sucker for a good backpack!
  8. This installation in Laguna Beach, of 250 mirrors. Beautiful.
  9. These 16 great Ted Talks every designer should watch.
  10. President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address. 😦

10 things that made my week #43

Art, blog, design
  1. This Rainbow Light Tunnel in Birmingham, Alabama.
  2. Chill out for a minute with Frozen Soap Bubbles.
  3. These Illustrations should remind you not to litter.
  4. This stairwell in Peru is gorgeous!
  5. These repurposed sanding disks turned into clocks.
  6. Auto Elasticity by Chris Labrooy.
  7. Artist Kate Zaremba creates beautifully illustrated wallpaper, like this avocado one!
  8. These giant Concrete Paintings by Roadsworth.
  9. I could upgrade my electric kettle for sure!
  10. This collection of Things Organized Neatly! (So satisfying)

10 things that made my week #42

Art, blog, design
  1. This year will last one extra second, because of course it will.
  2. Because, Shower Beer.
  3. The Fiskavaig Studio might be my favorite small space of the year!
  4. This World Map reveals what each country does best.
  5. These Illustrators pay tribute to Carrie Fisher. 😦
  6. These 21 German words we need in the English language.
  7. George Michael. 😦
  8. This Flip-Disk display is so cool!
  9. The ETCH clock is simple and beautiful.
  10. The final year in photographs of the Obama Administration. 😦

 

10 things that made my week #41

Art, blog, design
  1. I really like this poster.
  2. I’m hoping this is a Christmas to Remember.
  3. Don’t worry, i’ve got Linda Ronstadt queued up!
  4. Sometimes you just need to Figure It Out.
  5. Yoga for Everyone.
  6. A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency.
  7. These photographic paintings by Fabian Oefner are beautiful!
  8. I feel obligated to share Mariah Carey’s new website and Christmas Party.
  9. This guerilla florist in Brussels. 
  10. Women Who Draw.